MLB Umpire Suffers Public Humiliation After ABS Overturns His Calls
OutKick • • sports
Key Points:
- MLB is introducing an automated ball-strike system (ABS) in 2026 to improve umpire accountability by overturning incorrect calls upon request, aiming to reduce human error in calling balls and strikes.
- The author supports holding umpires accountable, even suggesting ejections for incorrect calls, emphasizing the need for better performance or public consequences like humiliation during games.
- While some baseball purists argue that human error is part of the game's charm, the author believes that for balls and strikes, accuracy must take priority due to the increasing frequency of egregious mistakes by umpires.
- The new ABS system currently faces challenges such as slow review times, but early spring training feedback is positive, and the system is expected to increase pressure on
